The husbandman, farmer and grasier's compleat instructor. Containing choice and approved rules, and directions for breeding, feeding, chusing, buying, selling, well ordering and fatning bulls, cows, calves, rams, ews, lambs, swine, goats, asses, mules, &c. : How to know the several diseases incident to them, by their signs and symptoms, with proper remedies to cure them; : as likewise all griefs, and sorrances what-ever. : Also, a treatise of dogs, and conies, in their breeding, ordering, and curing the distempers they are subject to. : To which is added, The experienced vermine-killer, in particular directions, for taking and destroying all sorts of vermine in houses, out-houses, fields, garden, graneries, and other places. / By A.S. Gent.

To prevent the stairing or unseasonable sheding of the Hair.

Take ground Ivy, two or three handfuls, the Roots of Fern a like quantity, Juniper Berries a good handful, bruise these well and boyl them in Water, bathe the Beast with it hot, and sleek him down with a hard rubbing Cloath; and when such of the stairing dry hair as is pro∣per to fall off, sheads, it will be succeeded by that which will stand right, rendring the Beast thriving and graceful; and thus having laid down for the honest Hus∣bandman that breeds Cattle, and for those that buy them, all necessary thing, in that nature, to be usefully observed: I proceed to what remains of other matters.